[U.S. UNDER-17 WOMEN] The USA swept Germany 2-0 and 1-0 in a pair of under-17 matches played in Sunrise, Fla. AndiSullivan and Emily Bruder scored second-half goals to break open the first game, while Summer Green had the lonegoal on a left-footed volley in the second game. Both games were evenly played, The Americans had […]
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Boyles, central figure in title chase
[FOUR THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT …] After missing out on the 2010 finals, the USA will look to return to the Under-17 Women’s World Cup, and one of the stars of theteam preparing for qualifying in May is Joanna Boyles, who has been a fixture in the age group. The central midfielder for CASL’s Chelsea […]
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Chelsea Ladies, Rush send three players each to Sunrise
[U.S. UNDER-17 WOMEN] The U.S. under-17 women’s national team opens 2012 with a training camp running Feb. 3-11 in Sunrise, Fla. Albertin Montoya‘s U-17s will two matches against Germany’s U-17s in preparation for Concacaf Qualifying this spring in Guatemala City. The Chelsea Ladies and Colorado Rush will bothhave three players in camp. Concorde Fire, Slammers […]
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Montoya and Swanson take national team jobs
[U.S. WOMEN] Albertin Montoya, who led FC Gold Pride to the 2010 WPS title, and University of Virginia coach Steve Swanson have been named the head coaches of the U.S. U-17 and U-20 women’s national teams.
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U-17 World Cup highlights: USA's first two games
[VIDEO] The USA started strong at the U-17 World Cup with a 3-0 win over the Czech Republic but slumped to a lackluster performance in a 2-1 loss to Uzbekistan.The Americans’ fate will be decided on Saturday. The USA faces New Zealand on Saturday at 7 pm ET (ESPNU, ESPN3.com, Galavision). All four teams in […]
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MLVA Lightning trio heads camp roster
[U.S. UNDER-15 GIRLS] U.S. under-15 girls national team coach Jill Ellis called 24 players into a week-long trainingcamp that began Sunday at The Home Depot Center. For the complete roster … All the players are eligible for the 2012 U-17 Women’s World Cup being held in Azerbaijan. The squad includes three players from the Mountain […]
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Ellis' group joins U-23s and U-20s at HDC camp
[U.S. UNDER-17 GIRLS] U.S. Soccer women’s director of development Jill Ellis called up 23 players for the U.S.under-17 girls national team training camp that will coincide with the U-23 and U-20 camps at The Home Depot Center. For the complete roster … This group of players is in earlypreparations for qualifying for the 2012 U-17 […]
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Ellis brings in 48 players
[U.S. UNDER-15 & UNDER-17 GIRLS] Jill Ellis, recently appointed development director for the U.S. women’s nationalteam, is overseeing national team camps for under-15 and under-17 players this week at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. For the complete rosters … The USA is in the early stagesof preparation qualifying for the 2012 Under-17 Women’s […]
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U.S. U-18 and U-17 girls rosters
[YOUTH] The U.S. U-18 and U-17 girls national teams will gather in Sunrise, Fla., beginning Friday for a six-day training. The camp will be thefirst since April Heinrichs and Jill Ellis were hired to oversee the girls national team program. During the camp, theU-17s and U-18s will face a combined Germany U-18 and U-17 squad. […]
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Women's soccer gets wakeup call
[MY VIEW] One loss in 36 games is certainly no reason to panic, but the USA’s 2-1 loss to Mexico Friday in Women’s World Cup qualifying is a wake-up call. Moretroubling than the result was the manner of the U.S. performance. Unless there’s an overhaul in the women’s development program, the USA runs the risk […]